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Range Rover models are already Britain’s biggest luxury export, earning millions for the UK.
And soon more cash will be rolling into the coffers thanks to the latest addition to the Range Rover’s SUV family.
The all- new Range Rover Velar has been designed to fill the gap between the top- selling Evoque and the highperformance Range Rover Sport.
Priced from £ 44,830, the Velar will be on sale from July with £ 85,450 being the tab for an exclusive First Edition model
Already 40,000 customers have indicated their interest in purchasing the company’s new star.
The Velar looks stunning and features include a twin touchscreen virtual control panel in the cockpit, door handles that retract into the bodywork and the arrival of the first of Jaguar Land Rover’s Ingenium petrol engines.
The Velar had its world premiere in front of a VIP audience at London’s Design Museum in Kensington on Wednesday evening and it certainly wowed the crowd. It is the most aerodynamic model Land Rover has produced and the low drag combined with its lightweight aluminium construction give the entry level Velar a fuel return of 52.5mpg with emissions of 142g/ km.
That model is powered by a 2.0- litre Ingenium diesel engine developing 180bhp which results